Solution

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The difference quotient at zero is
If , its absolute value is at most , so is differentiable at zero with derivative .
To exclude , use and . The difference quotient equals along the first sequence, and along the second. For the first value is , while for it is unbounded. Hence a common finite limit is impossible. Therefore

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